It’s not an easy task to get school children to like science. It is even more difficult to get them to practice good hygiene but one innovative teacher has actually got her kids to do both even as her methods are being touted as unorthodox and bit gross. Even then too, her process has gone on to become a viral sensation on the net. The teacher Donna Gil Allen from Gray’s Creek, North Carolina shared a unique experiment she performed in class to teach kids the importance of washing hands. She even achieved it in one go.
1The gross but viral experiment
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Donna herself says that it is a gross experiment but an extremely cool one. She taught the children through the example of bread how germs spread. She used three pieces of bread. Then in front of the kids she put a piece of bread in a bag with gloves on and labeled it controlled. After that she washed her hands and put another piece of bread in a bag and labeled it clean. A third piece of bread she passed around and let all kids touch it before putting it in a bag and labeling it dirty. She then says "Watch how the bread changes over time due to germs. It is so cool and a great way to teach the importance of hand washing".
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